Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US department of defense website

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27. I have no words for the disrespect

While directing the position defense, Lt. Col. Rogers was seriously wounded by fragments from a heavy mortar round which exploded on the parapet of the gun position. Although too severely wounded to physically lead the defenders, Lt. Col. Rogers continued to give encouragement and direction to his men in the defeating and repelling of the enemy attack. Lt. Col. Rogers' dauntless courage and heroism inspired the defenders of the fire support base to the heights of valor to defeat a determined and numerically superior enemy force.

Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 14, 1970
The White House, presented by Pres. Richard M. Nixon
Born: September 6, 1929, Claremont, Fayette County, WV, United States
Died: September 21, 1990, Munich, Germany
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (7-A-99), Arlington, VA, United States